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  • Book Reviews,  Fiction

    Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo

    8th May 2018
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    Six of Crows (Six of Crows #1), by Leigh Bardugo

    • Publisher: Henry Holt & Co., 2015
    • Genre: Fantasy, Young Adult
    • Format: Ebook
    • Page Count: 465 pages
    • My Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ (4/5)

    Oh my Saints! The whole plot had me on the edge of my seat, and my forehead was beaded with sweat by the time I finished it in an extended reading session. Please, not the dreadful cliffhanger!!!

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  • Language,  Mandarin (中文)

    Chinese Character Classification: 象形 (pictograms) & 指事 (simple ideograms)

    4th May 2018
    Chinese Character Classification: 象形 (pictograms) & 指事 (simple ideograms) Video Script

    Hi! I’m Hsinju Chen, welcome to my channel. Today, we’re going to talk about how Chinese characters work.

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  • Book Reviews,  Fiction

    One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken Kesey

    4th May 2018
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    One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken Kesey

    • Publisher: Penguin Classics, 2006
    • Genre: Classics
    • Format: Mass-Market Paperback
    • Page Count: 393 pages
    • My Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (5/5)

    I never thought I’d enjoy the book this much. Considering it was first published back in 1962 with its historical background, I think One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest is thrilling and great in a rebellious way, even if the characters were a bit gender discriminating sometimes.

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  • Book Reviews,  Fiction

    The Hero of Ages by Brandon Sanderson

    1st May 2018
    [Update in 2020: Sanderson might still be homophobic. Please read his works with caution.]
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    The Hero of Ages (Mistborn #3) by Brandon Sanderson

    • Publisher: Tor Books, 2009
    • Genre: Fantasy
    • Format: Mass-Market Paperback
    • Page Count: 724 pages
    • My Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (5/5)

    The final book is a big resolution to the whole trilogy, with many questions answered and confusions cleared up. It is a dark yet exciting book. Definitely satisfying.

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    Leah on the Offbeat by Becky Albertalli

    27th April 2018
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    Leah on the Offbeat (Creekwood #2, Simonverse #3) by Becky Albertalli, read by Shannon Purser

    • Publisher: HarperAudio, 2018
    • Genre: Young Adult, LGBTQ+
    • Format: Audiobook
    • Length: 7h 6m (352 pages)
    • My Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (5/5)

    I hate when assholes have talent. I want to live in a world where good people rule at everything and shitty people suck at everything.

    Okay, I really like this book. It hit home so hard. Also, I am an aching and happy mess hours after finishing the book.

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Lí-hó!! I am Hsinju (they/she), a Taiwanese book blogger, writer, and full-time grad student in engineering. Here, I mainly review books featuring authentically represented LGBTQ+ characters and/or written by LGBTQ+ authors. You’d usually find me going about life with my heart stuck in the last book I finished.

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